“A lively and lavish musical in the Fox tradition. The film is well done with sumptuous sets and numbers and Faye’s winning voice makes for top entertainment.”
– The Motion Picture Guide
“Filled with all the familiar flash and glitter of the movie honky-tonks and it is filmed to the Technicolored extremities of a mammoth pousse-café – all of which makes for visual entertainment and a certain fascination of the ear.”
– Bosley Crowther, The New York Times
A tuneful treasure chest full of more than a dozen Great American Songbook standards and top-tier production values, Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943) is a lavish, nostalgia-drenched showcase for beloved star Alice Faye as a vaudevillian who rises to stardom in the theatrical world of San Francisco’s bustling Barbary Coast, while romantically longing for handsome entrepreneur/mentor John Payne, regrettably distracted by the calculated charms of a Nob Hill socialite (Lynn Bari). Jack Oakie, June Havoc and Oscar®-nominated Technicolor® cinematography are also prime assets, as is the lilting Harry Warren/Mack Gordon Best Original Song Academy Award® winner, “You’ll Never Know,” which became a wistful anthem of hope and longing for World War II-era audiences.
LANGUAGE: English
VIDEO: 1080p High Definition / 1.33:1
AUDIO: English 1.0 DTS-HD MA
SUBTITLES: English SDH
1943 / Color
99 MINUTES
NOT RATED
Special Features: Isolated Music Track / Hello Again: The Remaking of Alice Faye / Two Hello, Frisco, Hello Radio Programs / Original Theatrical Trailer
Limited Edition of 3,000 Units